I am at pains trying to be civil when I see a continual and concerted effort to promote an unrealistic and unwanted ideal or agenda.
My point, in a nutshell is;
The majority of Australians are NOT interested in any attempt at one mob getting a leg up over another.
This completely unjustified and baseless claim or suggestion that we need to atone for some wrong we have unleashed upon the blacks, in another time, by another people, is an egregious and fallacious attempt at shaming and blackmailing (pun intended) the white man into giving in to their totally frivolous and deceitful demands.
So Australia, stand your ground, do not let them shame you into giving in to any of their demands.
We have already given more than we should have and still some.
As punishment for pushing this greedy evil agenda, not only would I stop all the benefits and hand outs, I would begin a campaign to claw back the money paid out so far, just like the govt does to the white man when they realise they overpaid him for some reason, and demand restitution.
Now that is more appropriate and shows that the govt is genuinely interested in equality for ALL Australians, and not just a self proclaimed privileged minority with NO special claims or demands than the rest of us.
Beginning with the removal of the 'Native Title' farce.
As we are told they are an exceptional people at the forefront of agriculture, aquaculture, and engineering.
Then it should take no time at all for them to 'pick up sticks'and get on with it.
Being such formidable people, I for one cannot wait, as I am told we have a lot to learn or we stand to learn a lot if we 'give em' their head', or let them loose to demonstrate these marvelous and advanced achievements.

Dear Big Nana,

I Just realised I'd left this link out.
I hope it helps in answer to your
questions:

http://www.theguardian.com/inequality/2017/may/18/50-years-since-indigenous-australians-first-counted-why-has-so-little-changed-1967-referendum

ALTRAV,

You need to keep up.

Australian voters are positive about recognising
Indigenous Australians in the Constitution and
establishing a voice to Parliament, according to
polling by Essential.

A majority also supported a treaty with Indigenous
Australians according to research undertaken late
last month to coincide with NAIDOC week.

There's more at:

http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jul/12/essential-poll-majority-of-australians-want-indigenous-recognition-and-voice-to-parliament

Foxy.

In answer to the Guardian's question,
"Why has so little changed?"

Why are you asking such a ridiculous question?

Foxy, NO THEIR NOT!
Let's not try and con the good people of Australia again with your badly chosen and misguiding words.
Australians did not vote to recognise NOTHING in the constitution.
You see we've been here before.
'Some' Aussies MIGHT have indicated what you contend, not ALL, and again you try the lie, as with the rubbish SSM thing where the public did not vote, they participated in a survey, which if the YES camp weren't such devious liars, would acknowledge that 60% of the 70% surveyed, NOT 100%, would clearly show that NO was the clear winner. 42% YES and 58% NO!
So yet again and still you try it on with this latest ditty.
You really think we are thick.
Have you already forgotten what happened to the last poll, showing labour as a shoe-in.
Well we all know what happened there, don't we?
Oh I forgot you don't discuss anything that does not feather your nest, well too bad, the articles you quote are biased towards their goals.
Foxy stop trying to BS us, the TRUTH about your link is full of lies and allegations.
A vicious play on words in a pathetic attempt at trying to get their way.
What scumbags.
Don't believe me?
Read the rubbish in detail, and word for word, rather than gloss over it wanting it to be true.
All of that link is rubbish, every point is a play on words, an exaggeration, lie's read it but read it properly, and stop tryingto pull the wool over our eyes.
There is NO support for any of this by anyone outside the black community, and I am sure that not ALL of the blacks agree with you, your rubbish and what you both BS about.

Foxy,

Little has changed ?

Back in 1967 (and by the way, Indigenous people were not counted AS INDIGENOUS PEOPLE until the 1971 Census, but many may have been counted beforehand as Australians, probably because, I don't know, oh yes, they ARE Australians) how many Indigenous tertiary graduates were there across Australia ? maybe only a few hundred, mainly teachers and nurses. How many would there be now ? Around sixty thousand.

Back in 1967, not too many Indigenous people owned (or were paying off) their own houses. Currently it's around 40 % of all households, with many people in communities, as a matter of course, living in publicly-provided and low-rent housing.

Aboriginal organisations now have responsibilities for around a fifth of the land mass of Australia.

Little has changed ? Get a grip.

Joe